Clue by Clues are mystery activities that help students practice critical thinking skills, reading strategies including close reading, critical reading, and inference, and get them discussing and talking! Students work in pairs or small groups to solve a mystery. They get a situation with a mystery. They have to figure it out by reading a series of clues, one at a time. As they receive each clue, they speculate on its significance, what it tells them about the situation, and how it fits with the